Windows Workstation

Host Configuration

• Set the computer name
• Enable Windows Insider (Slow)
• Run Windows Update

Windows Subsystem for Linux

• Installation instructions for WSL 2
• Install Windows Terminal Preview
  • Copy settings.jsonc
• Install Linux distro(s): Ubuntu,

SSH key

If needed, create a new SSH key in PowerShell

ssh-keygen -t ed25519

Mouse settings

View scroll direction for all input devices:

Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HID\*\*\Device` Parameters FlipFlopWheel -EA 0

Use inverted scroll direction for all devices:

Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HID\*\*\Device` Parameters FlipFlopWheel -EA 0 | ForEach-Object { Set-ItemProperty $_.PSPath FlipFlopWheel 1 }

Change FlipFlopWheel 0 to go back to standard scroll direction.

Keyboard settings

Map caps lock key to control. (Save to caps.reg file and run)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00

Common workstation setup

Follow common workstation setup